HAMILTON, Peggy Tinning

Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, February 23, 2005

HAMILTON, Peggy Tinning - Longtime Marin County resident died peacefully after a short illness on February 16, 2005. Born September 3, 1922 in San Francisco, Peggy was the daughter of Henrietta Erwin Tinning and Archibald Bruce Tinning. She grew up in Martinez and moved to Piedmont where she attended Dominican Convent and Piedmont High School. She then attended the University of California, Berkeley, married her first husband Harry Llewellyn Evans, and had her first daughter, Margaret Evans. Following Harry's death in Okinawa, Peggy married Harry's lifelong friend, Noble Hamilton of San Francisco. They settled in Ross where they raised their four children: Margaret Evans, Noble Hamilton, Winnie Caulkins and Buffer Fennie. Noble and Peggy were married for 55 years and enjoyed traveling together, their summers at Fallen Leaf Lake, and their grandchildren. Peggy was an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, the Well Baby Clinic and Sunny Hills. She was an avid gardener and longtime member of the Marin Garden Club. She loved her grandchildren: Hank and Jamie Caulkins, Liz Evans, and Will and Paige Fennie. Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service on Friday, February 25 at 3 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ross. Donations may be made to Guide Dogs for the Blind, 350 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 or Hospice of Marin, 17 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Larkspur, CA 94939.